breathing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Types & categories
- bodily process hypernym
- artificial respiration hyponym
- abdominal breathing hyponym
- eupnea hyponym
- hyperpnea hyponym
- hypopnea hyponym
- hyperventilation hyponym
- panting hyponym
- periodic breathing hyponym
- smoking hyponym
- snoring hyponym
- snuffle hyponym
- wheeze hyponym
- second wind hyponym
Parts & wholes
- breathing out part meronym
- inhalation part meronym
Related & opposite
- breathe derivation
- respire derivation
- catch one's breath derivation
Sense 2 adjective
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs
Related & opposite
- breathless antonym
- sweet-breathed similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | breathe |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | respire |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch one's breath |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | breathing out |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | inhalation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | artificial respiration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | abdominal breathing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eupnea |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyperpnea |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypopnea |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyperventilation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | panting |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | periodic breathing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smoking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snoring |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snuffle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wheeze |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | second wind |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | breathless |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sweet-breathed |